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Healthy Families Act
State: Federal
Subject: Paid Sick Days, Domestic Violence and the Workplace, Job-Protected Leave
Bill: H.R. 1286/S. 631
Sponsor: DeLauro (D)/Harkin (D)
Introduced and referred to House Committees on Education & the Workforce, House Administration, Oversight & Government Reform and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions: 03/20/2013
Summary: Allows workers in businesses with 15 or more employees to earn up to seven job-protected paid sick days each year to be used to recover from their own illness, access preventive care or provide care for a sick family member. Allows workers who are victims of domestic violence, stalking or sexual assault to use their paid sick days for recovery or to seek medical, legal or relocation assistance.
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